Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational

Saturday, September 8, 2012

I left for Hampton, Georgia early on Saturday morning. Watching the sun rise as I traveled south of Atlanta I was heading to Nash Farm Battlefield Park to photograph Georgia State University’s cross country team run against Emory University, Clayton State University, SCAD Atlanta and Oglethorpe University. The women’s teams would run two laps through the park totaling four kilometers and the men’s teams would run three laps totaling six kilometers. The course wound its way past hay bales though the Civil War battlefield. Georgia State would wind up victorious winning top team titles in both the men and women categories. Georgia State also swept the women’s category winning the top five places. I photographed the race for Georgia State’s Sports Information Department.

The sun rises over Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Anna Sinclair attaches her bib number to her jersey before the start of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

The sun rises over Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Katharine Showalter attaches her bib number to her jersey before the start of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

The sun rises over Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Carlos Galindo rests on a picnic table before the start of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

The sun rises over Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

The sun rises over Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State runners warm up before the start of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Hannah Stefanoff (64) and Katharine Showalter (61) try to break into the lead at the start of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Kelsey Spinks races in the main field of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

The Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational women’s race makes its way through Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Katharine Showalter (61) and Hannah Stefanoff (64) climb one of the hills at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Katie Papesh (left) and Hannah Stefanoff run the 4k course at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Alison Bishop runs the 4k course at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Katharine Showalter breaks away from the group of racers at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Katharine Showalter nears the finish line for the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Katharine Showalter crosses the finish line for the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational taking first place at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Alison Bishop pushes through the field of runners during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Kelsey Spinks races in the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Austin Boetje (65) tries to catch Zavin O’Bryant (94) as the men’s race for the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational begins at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Carlos Galindo (66) keeps pace with the frontrunners of the mens race during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Justin Philip (67) passes Clayton State’s Ayrton Azcue (11) and Tanner Thomason (17) during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Austin Boetje (left) passes Zavin O’Bryant along the first straightaway of the second lap of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Austin Boetje stays in front of Zavin O’Bryant during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Carlos Galindo (66) and Valentin Poncelet run during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Carlos Galindo (66) and Valentin Poncelet run during the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Austin Boetje runs the final lap of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Justin Philip runs the final lap of the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Austin Boetje nears the finish line for the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Austin Boetje nears the finish line for the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Austin Boetje nears the finish line for the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Georgia State’s Valentin Poncelet (68) makes a final push to pass Zavin O’Bryant as they near the finish line for the Georgia State University Cross Country Invitational at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton on Saturday, September 8, 2012.